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Itityzf -tat @anni @fitta Letters Patent No. 77,843, dated. May 12, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN HOSE HAY-FORKS.'

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TO ALL WHOM'IT MAY CONOERN:

Be 4it known that I, GEORGE M. ROBINSON, of New Wilmington, inthe county of Lawrence, and 'State of Pennsylvania, have invented aunew and improved Horse-Power Hay-Fork; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in theart to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a view-of my improved fork, with the cutters closed for discharging the hay.

Figure 2 is a view of the fork with the cutters extended, as when lifting hay.

Figure 3 is an edge view of the fork.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

'lhe object ot' this invention is to furnish a lIay-forkwhich shall be simple and eicient in lifting andV discharging hay; n q

It consists of cutters D D, pivoted within the forked end of a centre-har, a, and pivoted also to slide-hars A and B, as shown.

The slide-harsvaie connected with each Other, at their nppei` ends, byhthe reduced end of the-bax-A passing through the slot l in the centre-bar, as shown at e, and through a hole in the bar B, where it isheld firmly by a i 'nut,'z', as shown. i

The-bar B is bent to fform the handle g, as shown.v i t Bylthe sliding of the bars A and B, the cutters arevextendecl, as shown at g. 2, or brought together to form a point for discharging the hay held thereon, as shown at fig. 1. l

The centre-bar a terminates i'n a ring, E, to which the lifting-rope Gr is attached. l

The tripping line jpasses through this ring, whereliyit will operate the trip-lve`rf at any psiton ofthe same.

rIhe trip-lever is formed with a notch, n, to catch upon the handle g, and thushnlil thecutters in a proper position for cutting hay, as shown at the red outline of iig. 1.

The cam-surface, m, of the lever bears against the handle g, and thus holds the cutters extendeihes sliown at fig. 2.. f i i The lever then will be at the position f.

The lever is pivoted at h to the centre-bar, and above the slot l of that har, so that it is free tooperate in the manner shown.

The operation of this fork is obvious.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The combination of the barsA and B, cutters D D, slotted centresbar a, trip-leverf, having the notch 'n and can1sur`ace m, all constructed and operating together, substantially asshow'n and described, and for the purpose set forth.

GEORGE M. ROBINSON..

Witnesses:

J. S. MEANS, 

